Tag: Adam Donaldson Powell’s self-portraits
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Mon journal intime.
MON JOURNAL INTIME: un défilé de trente autoportraits subjectifs; réalisés avec différents styles de peinture abstraite. COMMENTS BY THE PAINTER. The intention behind my paintings (notably my self-portraits) is to explore storytelling through visual imagery, accompanied by short essays. I have approached self-portraiture in numerous and various styles; and always in my own way. The…
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Nocturnal Journey.
«Grotesque / Falling down the Rabbit Hole», oil on canvas, 50 x 50 cm., 2021. “Grotesque” is an architectural painting, depicting an abandoned villa in ruins. The painting derives its title from the terracotta grotesque on the facade of the building, which is a miniature self-portrait of The Dreamer. Underneath the grotesque of the…
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Breaking through.
“Breaking through”, oil on canvas, 50 x 50 cm., 2021, is a two-sided black-and-white minimalistic self-portrait about breaking through the barrier of White Supremacy. The white barrier seems impenetrable and all-consuming, and the only ticket is convincing Supremacists that non-Whites are enough like them to warrant acceptance. But acceptance is neither a given, nor…
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